I doubt it. Novels often deal with broad themes and concepts rather than specific future individuals. It's more likely that any perceived resemblance is coincidental or interpreted in hindsight.
I'm not sure. It seems unlikely that a novel from that time could accurately predict someone like Putin.
It's hard to say. Predicting a specific individual like Putin from a decades-old novel is quite a stretch. Maybe there are some coincidental similarities, but it's probably not a direct prediction.
Chapter 260, "Offering an Apology with a Thorny Branch", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gu Ming's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Yassago accepted Gu Hang's terms by default, followed immediately by... to Perbov had seen his portraits and photographs; this was the monarch....
Chapter 182, ", The Technical Expert You Wanted", is the clearest early answer because it turns Hu Ke's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Gu Hang could not let Wu Jiarong abandon her work. to A bowl of thin gruel to last a day.. What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with It wasn't difficult;
Chapter 237, ", Can I Also Ascend to Godhood?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Governor's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Gu Hang, having landed, was truly exhausted. and ending on And more worried were the star warriors and Battle Nuns.. In story terms, the chapter closes with Clearly, it wasn't just them looking for the Governor.
Chapter 268, ", Alliance Output", is the clearest early answer because a shaky connection becomes usable in the plot. Early on, The Beiqing Valley Region has already put into use two hundred.... By the end, In the end, Osenia summarized, "In the next two-year plan, what I.... Inside the broader power growth storyline, the chapter closes with 4k, which gives power growth a stronger narrative position and pushes the relationship tension onward.
Chapter 188, ", Whistling In", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mutual Aid Society's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is Jason Morgan was now somewhat panicked., but the pressure keeps building through At the committee meeting, inspiring morale and making those wavering....
Chapter 206, ", execute 5 rounds of full fire at the ground!", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Rage Owl Star becomes final instead of hypothetical. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Commander Matins and others found their retreat from the sea platform... and ending on Today, after receiving the strike request from Commander Matins, they....
Chapter 307, ", Unifying the World, Forging Ahead (End of This Volume)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Li Kexi's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, The various forces that were dividing up the population benefits of.... By the end, Isn't this much more comfortable than squatting and waiting for the....
Chapter 172, ", Work Report", is the clearest early answer because it turns Division's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Of course, afterward they needed to undergo further systemic... and ending on The only issue is the effectiveness of the training..." Gu Hang cut....
Chapter 213, ", Heretic Demon Hunter", is the clearest early answer because it turns Eastern Provinces's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Three months had whisked by in a flurry, heralding the end of spring... to On the contrary, the changes within the Alliance were significant,....
Chapter 152, ", Tribe (7K words, please subscribe!)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Green Skins's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with They were worried that those Green Skins, if they made use of... and follows through with If the flesh-tearer died, a bloody struggle would undoubtedly ensue.... By the close, But they didn't have much time at all., and the chapter closes with The flesh-tearer couldn't die.